We know that you want to create content more efficiently and effectively. But which tools are the marketing pros are actually using? Forget about experimenting with dozens of applications. Here’s a curated list with the ones that are proven (many of which we use ourselves at Uberflip!) and recommended by experts like Content Marketing Institute and Social Media Today.

Inspiration & Discovery

Feedly – An RSS reader that lets you easily organize and read content from different sources. Price: Free.

Portent Idea Generator – A keyboard based generator of titles for potential content pieces. It is a great way to think outside of the box before creating any type of content. Price: Free.

Google Trends – Google Trends shows you what’s popular with Google searchers in real time and in the past – great for making content decisions based on actual data. (Youtube Trends provides the same type of insights but related to video content.) Price: Free.

Reddit Search – Use Reddit’s search function to find posts related to your topic and use them as inspiration. Price: Free.

Keyword Idea Tool – Find related keywords for your content and see which ones are more popular. Not only a good source of inspiration but also ideal for optimizing pieces for search engines. Price: Free.

Visual.ly – Scroll through thousands of infographics. View them by topic, popularity or date. Price: Free.

Answer the Public – Enter any keyword and get a slew of content suggestions in seconds. Price: Free.

Quora – Search for questions that have been asked in the Quora community, then answer by creating a piece of content! Price: Free (must sign up as a member to access questions and answers).

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